Suspended Music: Chime Bells in the Culture of Bronze Age China - Rilegato

Von Falkenhausen, Lothar

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ISBN 10: 0520073789 ISBN 13: 9780520073784

Casa editrice: Univ of California Pr, 1994

Riassunto

The Chinese made the world's first bronze chime-bells, which they used to perform ritual music, particularly during the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ca. 1700-221 B.C.). Lothar von Falkenhausen's rich and detailed study reconstructs how the music of these bells—the only Bronze Age instruments that can still be played—may have sounded and how it was conceptualized in theoretical terms. His analysis and discussion of the ritual, political, and technical aspects of this music provide a unique window into ancient Chinese culture.

This is the first interdisciplinary perspective on recent archaeological finds that have transformed our understanding of ancient Chinese music. Of great significance to the understanding of Chinese culture in its crucial formative stage, it provides a fresh point of departure for exploring later Asian musical history and offers great possibilities for comparisons with music worldwide.

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L'autore:

Lothar von Falkenhausen is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of California, Riverside.

Product Description:

Book by von Falkenhausen Lothar

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of California Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0520073789
• ISBN 13: 9780520073784
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 510